Stavely v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

SMITH, Judge,

Retired, specially assigned.

Appellant Joseph R. Stavely (“Stavely”) sought attorney's fees in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City as a result of his having prevailed in a previous appeal before this Court against appellee State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”). We there directed that the matter be re manded to the Office of Administrative Hearings. Administrative Law Judge Brian Zlotnick (“ALJ”) replaced retired ALJ James G. Klair, author of the previous administrative decision. ALJ Zlotnick denied Stavely’s request for attorney fees. That decision was…